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Dustbin

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But shoppers spend only $91K a year here, so Dustbin is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 33% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +4 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£91K/yr206K searches / yr
90-day growth
+8.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
45%top-5 click share · 21 brands · 43 sellers

Flapen Score

Dustbin against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Dustbin is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Dustbin market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Dustbin 206K times last year and spent an estimated £91K. The top 5 brands take 56% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

3.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 206K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +8.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £91K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
206K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+8.8%
Conversion, latest week
3.0%
Market size, estimated
£91Ka year
Peak month
September2.0× the quietest month
Top search term
dustbin128K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.92.

Listings sell for £14.92 on average, from £4.61 to £48.86. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £14.92 that is £1K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.92under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.61–£48.86
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£4K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

79% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 36% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #48 within Bathroom. It carries 3,590 reviews at 4.42 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
79%
Prime listings
36%
Out of stock, average day
7.7%
Average rank
#48in Bathroom
Average rating
4.42 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,590per listing
Listings tracked
33

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 50 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
50 months

Products

Top Dustbin products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 45% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£4K£7K£11K£15K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

21 falling

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

56%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

45%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

38%

  • OptiProducts17%
  • NeatPlastics11%
  • SONGMICS10%
  • Addis9%
  • Amazon Basics9%
  • SPECTRAPLAST6%

Demand

Dustbin search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

7K5KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Search terms

Top Dustbin search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • dustbin128K/yr
  • trash can47K/yr
  • dust bin21K/yr
  • cheap bin4K/yr
  • garbage can5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Dustbin

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall22%−0.09

NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE

Large

Too small

Quality-Overall17%

Poor quality on lid

Not very good quality

SLOPPY QUALITY CONTROL

Durability15%−0.21

Breaks easily

broken

Broken after 2 months

Strength6%+0.42

Seemed really flimsy

bin was very flimsy

Not sturdy

Value For Money5%+1.25

a little overpriced for what it is

I personally find it is pricey for what it is

Not worth £10.00 let alone anything more

Love

Quality-Overall22%

Decent quality

Smart looking quality product

Good quality and exactly as described

Value For Money17%+1.25

Excellent Value

Good value for money

Cheap price

Size-Overall14%−0.09

Fits well

Very pleased with the size

Perfect size X

Strength12%+0.42

Sturdy bin

Extremely Sturdy

This bin is very sturdy & well made,

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%+0.60

Exactly what I wanted

Exactly as shown

As described

Return

0.2% Return rate 74% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall66%▇▇▇▇█▇

NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE

Large

Too small

Defective Material/Parts8%█▇▅▅▅▇
Bin Capacity4%▃▄▆█▆▅

My fault really as I should of measured the bin size

if your wanting a big bin this is not what you are getting

Rather too small for a 30 litre bin -

Functionality-Overall3%▆▅▅▄▂█
Quality-Overall3%▅▄█▇▇█

Poor quality on lid

Not very good quality

SLOPPY QUALITY CONTROL

FAQ

Common Dustbin questions

Answered from the same tracked data.